Learning-Scapes: Cultivating Meaningful and Sustainable Learning Ecosystems Patrick Blessinger International HETL Association In Being a University (2011, p143), Ronald Barnett describes his idea of the emerging university of the future. He calls this type of university the ecological university. According to Barnett, the ecological university is not only concerned with protecting and creating a sustainable natural environment but is also concerned about “…a much wider ambit, embracing the personal, social, cultural, institutional and technological environments and knowledge of those environments; in short, the world in its fullest senses.” The ecological university recognizes that it does not operate in isolation of its broader environment. Rather, the ecological university endeavors to cultivate authentic and purposeful interconnections with its broader environments through meaningful and diverse ways of learning and inquiry. Holistic Learning Ecosystem In this sense, a learning-scape may be defined as a conceptual construct that shapes our perceptions of our learning environments...

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Dr. Patrick Blessinger is an adjunct associate professor of education (St. John's University), math and science teacher (New York State Education Department), and research scientist (HETL Association). Dr. Blessinger founded one of the world's largest networks of educators and he has pioneered several innovations in education. He collaborates with academic leaders and scholars around the world on meaningful ways to improve educational policy and outcomes as well as strengthen democracy and human rights by creating sustainable models of education and lifelong learning by working at the nexus of theory, policy, and practice. These collaborations have yielded many scholarly publications and initiatives, as well as many new theories, principles, models, methods, frameworks, taxonomies, and concepts.

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